Access to usable water in our homes is an incredible privilege. According to the World Health Organization, only about 73% of the world's population can access safe drinking water. While it's easy to ...

I’m sure we have all heard of public health agencies issuing “boil water” orders when the source of drinking water may have been contaminated, such as during a disaster. Really, what we want to be ...

Everyone needs access to clean water, but in many areas, the available water supply contains bacteria, chemicals and even sediment. These contaminants can cause everything from an undesirable taste to ...

Water is life, yet water supply safety has developed into an issue of significant concern worldwide. Tap water is often assumed to be safe in many countries of the West. Nevertheless, recent events ...

Although we've seen a number of systems that use sunlight to purify tainted water, their output is often quite limited. A new loofah-inspired hydrogel, however, uses sunlight to treat much more water ...

According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives in areas where water is scarce. Therefore, technologies to produce clean water from undrinkable sources, such as ...

RainKing Purification Systems, a Florida-based water treatment company serving Central Florida homeowners since 2018, announced the launch of its new saltless water system as the company surpasses ...

Researchers at the University at Buffalo (UB) have developed a novel 3D-printed scalable water-purifying graphene aerogel with the potential to be used in large industrial wastewater treatment plants.

Solar stills provide a clever and simple means of purifying dirty or salty water, but they work at a rather slow rate. A new material has been shown to boost their performance, and it's made from ...